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“All Shook Up” is a hunka summertime fun
By John Moore – Denver Post Theater Critic
Posted: 07/15/2010 01:00:00 PM MDT
For the sake of civility and expediency, what say we dispense with (most of) the many reasons recycled tripe like the Elvis knockoff “All Shook Up” is the scourge of the contemporary American musical.
It’s also fun. Maddeningly and begrudgingly. And, as they say in both theater and youth soccer: “If you had fun, you won.”
Even though exploiting existing song catalogs from the Four Seasons to Green Day is the most bottom-feeding, laziest form of artistic creation, there’s nothing lazy — not a single thing —
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Elvis lives again in Arvada’s ‘All Shook Up’
July 14th, 2010, 4:38 pm · Post a Comment · posted by twallinger
Grade: B+
The press release describes it as “Twelfth Night” meets “Music Man” meets “Pleasantville.” As I was watching it, I was thinking “Footloose” meets “As You Like It” with some “Romeo and Juliet” and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” mixed in.
No, the show is not exactly original. But it is a whole lot of fun. And that makes it the perfect musical for these lazy, laid-back days of summer.
Takashi Nakazato coming to Arvada Center
For all you Takashi Nakazato fans… Takashi will arrive in Denver on July 16th, and will probably come to the Arvada Center late that day. He will be working in the ceramics studio for a week, starting on July 17th. We will not be offering a workshop from Takashi this year, BUT he is always open to having people come to the studio to watch him work. (And if you have not seen the man work his magic, it truly is a must see!)
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Arvada Center Presents Figurative Sculptor Esther Shimazu, July 20
Esther Shimazu, a figurative sculptor from Hawaii, will present a lecture and visual presentation on her work at the Arvada Center on Tuesday, July 20, at 7:00 p.m. in studio 24B. There is no charge and the public is welcome.
For information on the artist:
http://www.hawaiicraftsmen.org/EstherShimazu.htm
http://www.natsoulas.com/html/artists/estherShimazu/esther.html
“Most of the imagery is of bald, nude chunky Asian women, unconcerned about clothing and hairdo, comfortable in their own skins. There is the occasional male figure or companion animal. All invite the viewer to play, but underneath, there’s a hint that they might bite.” – John Natsoulas, Center for the Arts
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In Focus with Eden Lane
Sunday, June 27 at 11:00 pm on Channel 12.1
Eden Lane gets all the details on the Arvada Center’s “Centerfest” part of Summer at the Center. Mark Arnold gives us the rundown on the local artists, and a glimpse of the national acts coming to the amphitheater. (READ MORE HERE)
Arvada Center – 2010 Henry Award Nominations
The new-look Colorado Theatre Guild Henry Award nominations have come out, with the Arvada Center leading the way with a whopping 29 (count ‘em) finalists for the fifth annual awards, which will be handed out Monday, July 19, at the Denver Center’s Space Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex. 
The Arvada Center’s umpteenth production of “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” led all productions with a massive 14 nominations. Its “Miss Saigon” closely followed with 12.
